Astros Pack Buzz Lightyear for Return Flight

Discovery shuttle departs today

Receive the latest breaking updates in your inbox

Astronaut Rick Sturckow, STS-128 commander, works in the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), temporarily attached to the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

Babes in Space! Sci-Fi Sexpots

The "Toy Story" hero named after real life astro Buzz Aldrin made his space debut a little more than a year ago. This past week NASA has filmed the figure in action for an education campaign for kids. One scene shows Buzz floating through a chamber followed by an astronaut, according to the AP.

Earlier on Monday, the 13 astronauts on board finished their final task: filling a giant cylinder with a ton of trash to haul home on Discovery.